Free Walking Tour: Where Buenos Aires Was Born
Tour description
Before Buenos Aires was a city, it was a risk.
Before its buildings, there were ships, ambition, fear… and a river that decided everything.
On this free walking tour, we’ll travel through the first three centuries that shaped the birth of Buenos Aires — from the arrival of the first European ships to the wars of independence led by San Martín. This is the story of a port city where everything began — and where nothing was ever simple.
We’ll explore the Historic Center of San Telmo and Montserrat, walking the oldest streets and buildings, uncovering stories of conquest and resistance, viceroys and rebels, Jesuits and merchants, faith and betrayal, love, robberies, revolutions and hidden power.
Two cultures collided here and forever changed history:
European ambition, Indigenous resistance, colonization, mercantilism, architecture, ways of living, social classes, the Church, the Creoles, the river, the port, the double revolution… and the incredible mix of influences that made Buenos Aires — and Argentines — what they are today.
Every corner hides a story.
Every brick remembers something.
This is not just a tour.
It’s a journey to the true origin of the city — and we still don’t know where it ends.
If you love great stories, hidden histories, and letting your imagination travel through time, this is the tour you’ve been looking for.
Come and discover Buenos Aires where it was born — and see it like no one else does.
ROUTE
Plaza de Mayo · Casa Rosada · Cathedral · Cabildo · Manzana de las Luces · San Ignacio Church · Mafalda · Zanjón de Granados · San Telmo Market · Dorrego Square
What will we see on this tour?
